As the government blocks funding for major social-housing projects, FF and FG councillors point fingers at ministers
As many as 1,325 social homes in Dublin city are at an advanced stage, with planning granted – but now with no clear funding.
Rathmines
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An Ecologist Wants Help Preserving Biodiversity in Rathmines
Alex Konieczka says she would love to build and plant things with others all around the neighbourhood, but she knows she’ll need the council to approve initiatives and locals with enthusiasm to work on them.
Council Briefs: Selling Council Property at Gulistan Terrace and Abbey St, and Saying No to “Vulture Funds”
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at their May monthly meeting on Monday.
A Push for More Public Access to Rathmines Green Spaces
A council committee recently backed a motion to ask the Department of Defence to hand over a pitch at the Cathal Brugha Barracks.
Plans for Council Site in Rathmines Would See Primary Care Centre, Housing, and More
The plans for the Gulistan Depot site must still be approved by the full council if they are to move forward.
For-Sale Sign Stokes Fears for Future of Citizens’ Information Services on South Side
A local councillor says she believes cuts are coming. The service says it’s going “to conduct a full review of all of its offices this year”, but no closures are planned just now.
Across the City, Libraries Pop Up to Keep Dubliners Reading Through the Lockdown
As Covid restrictions continue, and charity shops remain closed, makeshift book exchanges on footpaths and in parks offer some literary give and take.
Council Briefs: Weaver Square Allotments, Plans for Cherry Orchard, and Traffic in Rathmines
Councillors discussed the fate of allotment holders pushed out of Weaver Square, plans for developing Cherry Orchard, and results of a traffic-calming experiment.
Priscilla Robinson Hopes You’ll Maybe Try and Persuade Her to Get Rid of a Few Things
She’s inviting people to her studio at the Mart Fire Station in Rathmines, which is crammed with things she hasn’t been able to part with. “It’s like a form of therapy.”
A New Vegan Café and Zero-Waste Shop in Rathmines
The founders of the Carrot’s Tail plan to offer plant-based versions of comfort food like meatball subs and mac and cheese from a café next to the old fire station.
Tackling Traffic Problems on One Rathmines Street Pushed Them to Another
While Mountpleasant Avenue Upper is now much calmer, Richmond Hill has suffered. “We’ve solved one problem and created another.”
Should Cars Be Restricted from Going Through Rathmines?
Some cyclists say if prioritising buses, bikes, and those on foot is the aim, this should be on the table.
In Rathmines, Grove Park Sees a Flurry of Building Activity
The little street, long a cluster of affordable homes hosting students, artists and hardworking families, seems to be in the process of a change that is transforming it into a different kind of neighbourhood.